January 14, 2022
TO: Superintendents and Independent Heads of School
FROM: Daniel M. French, Ed.D., Secretary of Education; Mark A. Levine, M.D., Commissioner of Health
SUBJECT: Rescinded: Recommendations for Contact Tracing
DATE: January 14, 2022
Introduction
The rapid pace at which the COVID-19 Omicron variant spreads in combination with a dramatic increase in cases makes contact tracing both ineffective from a public health perspective and untenable from a school operations perspective. Therefore, schools should stop traditional contact tracing in favor of the response notification process. Read the full Memo: Rescinded: Recommendations for Contact Tracing.